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For the second time, the Sole Administrator now governing Rivers State has admitted that suspended governor, Sim Fubara, funded a project under construction adequately....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>
Ibok Ekwe Ibas, a retired vice admiral, who just inspected the N225bn Trans-Kalabari Road Highway Project told newsmen that the contractor should carry on with the project because funds were not the issue.
This is the second major project the Solad has inspected and speaking from the books, not only endorsed the projects but confirmed the projects had no funding issues.
The first was the Rivers State House of Assembly complex for which Fubara was indicted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his state of emergency broadcast. The president alluded that Fubara did nothing about rebuilding the complex. Fubara was to state in response that the project was at 80% completion stage.
When the Sole Administrator visited for inspection, he said work was going according to schedule and reminded the contractors that they had no excuse not to deliver on schedule because the state government (Fubara) had done its part in terms of funding.
Now, he has inspected the Trans-Kalabari Highway project and said the state government has done its part in terms of funding.
He rather commended the mega project, showing how it would serve as an economic pillar, saying it would serve as one strategic effort at addressing the associated socioeconomic difficulties experienced by residents in the riverine communities.
The Solad said it is imperative that the project is completed because it would contribute immensely to boosting the socio-economic status of Rivers State and Nigeria as a whole.
The retired vice admiral stated: “We are also very much aware of the very difficult, challenging terrain around here, in terms of communication, and communicating between communities. This project, when completed, I think, will boost the socio-economic life of the state and the nation as a whole.
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“We are hoping and imploring the contractors to make sure they keep to the timelines. I think the state government has been able to meet up with its own obligation in terms of making available resources for them. So, we are counting on them to keep to the completion time.”
At the RSHA ongoing project, the Solad observed that work being done by Monier Construction Company (MCC) Limited has advanced commendably on the project that has about 34 en- suite offices on a two-storey building with elevator, gallery, meeting rooms and conference hall.
He stated: “They (contractor) have a schedule and they have timelines that I believe they will like to adhere to. I think the State has done its own bit by providing the necessary funds, I was brief. So the onus is on them to make sure that they keep to the terms.”
The retired vice admiral emphasised that he was appointed in the first place, to maintain law and order, which will enable the State to go back to what it is supposed to be.
On Monday, March 31, 2025, he also inspected the quarters designated for permanent secretaries and pointed to some challenges experienced by civil servants who need comfortable housing facilities to enable them perform better at the workplace.
He also urged the contractors to continue to work hard to deliver on schedule insisting that part of his mandate included restoring full and effective legislative activities in the State.
The administrator reiterated that he was thus steering the process of building a peaceful state and that Rivers people would remain the greatest beneficiaries…CONTINUE READING>>
